The Brookhaven leader., 1887-10-20
Proceedings of the Floator,.,
Convention.

The Pictorial Convention of IL.
district composed Of the counti., :,
Lincoln and jefferson, convened a, Il.
courthouse in Fayette, on Wedre,d,s
Oct. IL, 1887, at IL o'clock NJ. -.
and was called to order by Hon. R. p
Applevhite chairman of District ,,
ecutive Committee, who stated in A,;.,
the object Of the convention to be ..
nomination of ffoater Representative n
the district
Before organization Of the conv.n.
tion the Candidates present addressed III,
meeting in their usual happy style .,t.
ter which The convention organized Nv
the election of Col. r. II. Thomnso.
of Lincoln as temporary chairman and
D II NeGinty of Jefferson as temyr
ny secretary
On motion Hon JEFF Truly, Of J.t
ferson, the chair appointed the folio,
ing committee on credentials, to VII
Lincoln county, Hon. r. X. Apple.
white and ] A j Hart Jefferson cOuD.
ty, Hon. JEFF Truly and W H speD.
Ger. Whereupon, after short deliben.
ton, the committee reposted the FL.
lowing delegates entitled to seats in tn.
in the convention, to-wit
Lincoln county-R Applewhi,e, VIC
Summers, ] A J Hart, Joe Burns, TW
Chrisholm; r H Thompson.
Jefferson county A B Cato, JP Wise
K V Mcdonald, W ii Spencer, o II Ne.
Ginty, JEFF Truly, T II Watkins, VIC
Stewart.
Whereupon the chair declared the re.
port adopted, and the names reported 10
be the delegates entitled to seats in hi,
convention. On motion the temporary Or.
ganization was made permaneas.
At 30 o'clock p. m. the convention
adjourned until o'clock pm Conven.
ton called to order at 9 o'clock. Oh.
Applewhite moved that each county been
titled to ten votes in the convention. Mr.
Truly moved amendment by apportioning
vote on basis of that cast for DR.. n
Wise in 1885
DR.. Applewhito moved to lay Mr. Trulys
amendment on the table when Mr.. Truly,
amendment was Withdrawn and the orip.
nal motion prevailed and the chair decM,
ed each county entitled to ten
votes.
The motion OF DIR. Applewhite tina, the
votes be cast by counties prevailed, and
the chair declared nominations in order
Mr.. Hart, of Lincoln, nominated A. NJ
Summers, of Lincoln, seconded by Mr..
Chrisholm.
The chair then appointed DR.. J PWis
of jefferson and T w Chrisholm, Of Lin.
coin, tellers. The balloting then commsn.
ed and from to to 213, inclusive, resulted
as follows
Lincoln county-10 votes for A NJ Sum.
mers. Jefferson county--I0 votes for Joe
Smylie.
From 2l4 to 22s, inclusive, the ballot
stood;
Lincoln county-10 votes for Summer
Jefferson county-10 votes for J Whit
ncy.
From 226 to 242 the vote stood.
Lincoln County-10 votes for Leweu
thai. Jefferson county-l0 votes for Whit
ney.
When DR. r R Applewhite Withdrew
the name of A NJ Summers and placed in
nomination A Lewenthal, Jr.. of Lincoln
The balloting was then continued.
From 243 to $50 resulted as fol-
lows:
Lincoln county--10 votes for A Lwen'
thai, Jr. Jefferson county-lO votes fol
J J Whitney.
When Mr.. Lewenthal asked to make 8
statement and after short but pithy ad'
dress in which he stated that he saw the
result of this contest would be question
of physical endurance of the delegation
that he felt highly flattered at the support
he had received and to be beaten by man
of the distinguished ability of Capt. Whit
ney was no discredit tohim; asked the Lin
coin county delegation to cast their vote
for Hon. ] Whitney, of Jefferson, d.
R R Applewhite then moved that Capt.
J Whitney be nominated by acclam''
ton, which motion prevailed.
The motion of DR.. Applewhite that INC
papers in the district be requested to puO'
lish the proceedings of this conventionPr
vailed.
The motion of DIR. Applewhite that tn,
ehairmen of the Executive COMMITTEES OIL
Lincoln and Jefferson counties constitute
the Pictorial District Executive Comm"'
tee prevailed. ,;o,
On motion of Mr.. Truly the conven"0A
Ri THOMPSON, Chair'p
OH McGINTY, Sec.